Dillian Whyte in MMA? The heavyweight contender hinted that it’s a possibility.
Whyte, speaking on a video on his YouTube channel, said he might become a two-sport – boxing and MMA – athlete. The move makes more sense for him than most boxers because he actually has some MMA experience and was a successful kickboxer.
And he already has an eye on a UFC star, heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic.
“I’ll fight Stipe Miocic,” said Whyte, who is scheduled to face Alexander Povetkin in a boxing match on July 2 in London. “I’ll kick him in the face. He’ll just try to take me down but he might go to sleep before I go down, though.
“… Yeah I’ll fight UFC. I’ll do one boxing fight then one UFC. One boxing fight, one MMA fight. Tell [UFC President] Dana White to hit me up.”
Whyte also mentioned heavyweight star Francis Ngannou as another possible UFC opponent.
“Francis Ngannou, he’s the man,” Whyte said. “Francis Ngannou, I will lick him down. He ain’t got no chin, he’s a coward. I’ll knock out Francis Ngannou trust me. The only thing they’ll try to take me down, that’s it.”
Whyte reportedly scored a knockout over Mark Stroud fighting for Ultimate Challenge MMA in 2008. He apparently never again participated in an MMA event and took up boxing as an amateur the following year. He turned pro in 2011.
He also reportedly was a two-time professional British kickboxing champion and won a European title.